Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy support
What is Chemotherapy and radiotherapy
Chemotherapy is a treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cancerous cells. Chemotherapy is also called standardised treatment regimen, when a combination of drugs are used.
Radiotherapy also known as electrotherapy, is the most frequently used form. The source of radiation is aimed at the particular area of the patient's body. Different x-rays are used for treating skin cancers and superficial structures and deep seated tumours (bladder, bowel, prostate, lung, brain).
Both treatments have an adverse effect on the body and person's health. Chemotherapy has more severe side effects than radiotherapy.
Effects on human health
Almost all chemotherapeutic regimes can cause depression of the immune system, often caused by paralysing the bone marrow and leading to decrease of white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. White blood cells are our important for the body's defence.
Nausea and vomiting are also caused by chemotherapy and fatigue or non-specific neurocognitive problems, such as an inability to concentrate,which is sometimes called chemo brain fog.
Patients also experience pain, diarrhoea and constipation, anaemia, malnutrition, hair loss, memory loss, infections and sepsis and haemorrhage (the loss of blood from the circulatory system through the broken skin), toxicity (heart muscle damage caused by chemicals], hepatotoxicity (chemical driven liver damage], nephroticity)(poisonous effect of chemicals or medicine on the kidney) and ototoxicity (damage of the ear by toxins).
holvita™ Colostrum and chemo-radiotherapy support
Components in colostrum can lessen the adverse effects of chemotherapy drugs which are toxic to the body. The immune factors and growth factors in colostrum help to boost the depressed immune system, eliminate the toxins out of the body's cells and help to regenerate damaged cells. Colostrums can also enhance the effect of the chemotherapy treatment by supporting the body's immune system, which is greatly affected by treatment. According to Kenneth D.Johnson
“It is actually enhances chemotherapy so people can take greater dosages without getting so deadly sick.”
holvita™ Colostrum can help people to stay on the treatment regime who would have otherwise have to stop due to the severe side effects.
References:
Kenneth D.Johnson, S.M.D., S.N.D.,O.M.D.,PhD., International Orthomolecular Nutritionist